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4434Evaluating Web Resourceshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78565
Evaluating Web Resources is a resource site that explains, in great detail, how to evaluate a website for high quality information. This site provides a checklist to help students determine whether or not their Internet research has produced useful, reliable results. What I particularly like about this site is that it differentiates among the different types of webpages (.com, .edu., .org) and provides a step-by-step outline for each type of website, taking into consideration the different goals of each. Each type of website is evaluated for the same five categories (authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage), but the evaluation differs, somewhat, depending on the type page it is. Students are guided through a series of questions that help them determine whether or not a website is a valid source to use. There are also useful links to other web evaluation sites, a powerpoint presentation, many examples of sample webpages, and a bibliography of web evaluation articles and books.Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87719
This online Web site is designed to teach the user how to evaluate information on the World Wide Web.The W3C Markup Validation Servicehttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82078
This free service provided by the World Wide Web Consortium is used to check the source code of Web pages for conformance with W3C standards.How to Avoid Plagiarismhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380339
This module describes: Three ways to use source material: quote it, paraphrase it, or summarize it; Three essential techniques for managing source materials: introduce it, cite it, and list a reference to it; Eight important guidelines to help you avoid plagiarism mistakes. At the end of the module, users can take a short quiz. If every question is answered correctly, users receive a "Certificate of Completion." Unless otherwise noted, this module uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style. This style is being adopted for the sake of consistency and because it is used most often in UMUC courses. The APA style is called an "author-date" style because of its emphasis on the date of publication, which immediately follows the author's name. This style commonly supports medical, research and technical writing found in scientific journals and papers.Learning Roles Onlinehttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77012
Originally set up as a single Reusable Learning Object, it is a companion piece to the Teaching/Learning Philosophy Chart where faculty can view options about their philosophy and decide how they may want to articulate those philosophies to their learners. Since many faculty aren't well versed in these philosophies, the companion chart provides a quick explanation of options and how they may be viewed in online learning. Students can be given both the Philosophy Chart and the Learner Role chart for analysis. Go to http://www.towson.edu/~mcmahon/generic/philosophychart.pdf Faculty can use this Student Role tool in a variety of ways and can post their own directions for use. It can be used as an assessment to match online learning potential with faculty/courses/programs. It can be used to help students understand and value why their learning style may be different from a professors instead of just grumbling about it. Appreciating style differences is part of learning about one's learning preferences.In faculty development and online training sessions, faculty can use these two tools to raise their consciousness of learning and teaching theories. In adult learning a goal is usually student inquiry and student directed learning so that students learn to take responsibility for their own learning. Using these charts will help students choose assignments and construct their own if faculty structure their courses to do so. Faculty from Parsons School of Design in New York, Brevard Community College in Florida, and Towson University in Maryland are early participants in using these tools which they use to improve online course development and teaching based on the student responses.Reference Generator App for Windowshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=819227
'Need help constructing, organizing and managing your academic citations or references? Look no further!Reference Generator is designed to simplify the often tedious task of constructing and managing academic references. It currently supports books, journals, and websites and allows users to build references, convert them to the required style and even view in-text examples.&nbsp;It supports a wide array of referencing styles, including: Harvard, Numeric, MHRA, APA, Chicago, IEEE and Royal Society of Chemistry.&nbsp;References are organised in projects and can be copied or shared through a wide range of apps (Email, Messages, Notes, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, Google+, etc.) so you can easily continue your work anywhere.FeaturesSupports books, journals, and websitesIncorporates a wide array of referencing styles, including: Harvard, Numeric, MHRA, APA, Chicago, IEEE and Royal Society of Chemistry.'&nbsp;This is a free appDragon Dictation App for iOShttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=677737
'Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard. With Dragon Dictation you can also update your Facebook status, send notes and reminders to yourself, or Tweet to the world….all using your voice. So when you’re on-the-go, stop typing and start speaking – from short text messages to longer email messages, and anything in between. Dragon Dictation supports a multitude of global languages. For a full list of currently supported languages visit http://www.dragonmobileaustralia.com.au/.FEATURES • Voice-to-text transcriptions that may be sent as SMS, Email, or pasted into any application using the clipboard • Submit update to Twitter &amp; Facebook • Convenient editing feature that provides list of suggested alternatives • Voice driven correction interface REQUIREMENTS 1. Dragon Dictation requires network connectivity (WiFi or 3G/EDGE). 2. Dragon Dictation works on iPad, iPhone, and on second and third generation iPod Touch (external microphone required). 'This is a free appPaper by FiftyThree App for iPadhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682793
'Paper is where ideas begin. It’s the easiest and most beautiful way to create on iPad. Capture your ideas as sketches, diagrams, illustrations, notes or drawings and share them across the web. Try it free—buy additional tools from the in-App Store. MOBILE CREATION DONE RIGHTPaper was designed from the ground up for touch and creating on the go. No fussy buttons, settings or other distractions. Paper works the way you think, like a familiar notebook or journal. Have all of your ideas with you in one place. ESSENTIAL TOOLS, SETTINGS-FREEProductivity meets beauty. No settings. Always beautiful—like great tools should be. Just pick up a tool and instantly begin to Sketch, Write, Draw, Outline and Color. Draw comes free with Paper.EXPRESSIVE INK ENGINEOur custom ink engine reacts to your movements to optimize each tool for the process of creation. Get a range of expressions from a single tool without fussing with settings for great handwriting, beautiful coloring, and sketching that just works.RETINA RESOLUTIONBuilt for the new iPad's brilliant display. With a full 2048x1536 canvas, see stunning details in your creations you couldn’t before—like pencil texture and watercolor edge bleed.PAPER THE WEBShare your ideas instantly. Stream pages to Tumblr, send them over email, or share pages with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.'This is a free appTeacherKit App for iOShttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682877
'TeacherKit is a personal organizer for the teacher. It enables the teacher to organize classes, and students. Its simple and intuitive interface enables teachers to track the attendance, grades and behavior of students.'This is a free appParagraph Punchhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=642495
An online activity that guides students through writing a very simple paragraph, from topic sentence development to revision. Built for a basic-level course -- developmental writing or, more likely, elementary school/middle school. This is built around previewing softwre that assists students with composing paragraphs. I can't tell from the free preview whether the software is a positive influence or not.